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Surrender claim to: Law
Answer for the clue "Surrender claim to: Law ", 6 letters:
remise
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Word definitions for remise in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Remise \Re*mise"\, n. (Law) A giving or granting back; surrender; return; release, as of a claim.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context music English) The repetition or return of the opening material later in a composition. 2 (context fencing English) A renewal of a failed action, without withdrawing the arm. 3 (cx historical English) A house for covered carriages; a chaise ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The remise is a renewal of an attack in fencing . It is performed when one fencer's attack has failed, either because their opponent has parried or they missed. If the attacker immediately continues their attack in the same line, they have executed a remise. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in law, "give up, surrender, make over to another," late 15c., from noun remise , from Old French remise , past participle of remettre "to send back," from Latin remittere (see remit ). Related: Remised ; remising .
Usage examples of remise.
Before I went in to present myself, I went to look in the remises at his carriage.
This technique implied the existence of garages specializing in “stage-automobile” operations, but I never could discover the remises he used.